Middletown Journal subscription rates and note
The Middletown Journal details subscription pricing for various delivery options including city area, outer regions, and with the Sunday News Journal. It lists prices per week and per year, plus a biblical verse quoted from Psalms 138:2.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
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Sunday
News Journal
City Area
Sunday News Journal
Plight of Merchant Marine Deepens as Factions Seek Aid
A "deep low mood" in U S shipping spurs labor and management groups to demand federal support. The American Merchant Marine Institute reported 35 privately owned passenger ships in early 1954, down from 117 in 1939, as 13 unions met in Washington to press for aid. The budget omits new vessel construction but raises operating subsidies to 85 million for 1954-55, while training funds and government operating programs shrink.
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United States
American Merchant Marine Institute
Washington
Lundeburg
Seafarers’ International Union
A.F.L
Curran
National Maritime Union
C.S.U
Eisenhower
C.S
Congress
Maritime Administration
National Defense Reserve
U. S
Randall Commission
Britannica’s Multilingual Dictionary Aids Global Learners
Encyclopedia Britannica releases a seven-language dictionary aiding Americans abroad. Words appear in parallel French German Italian Spanish Swedish and Yiddish columns so a user can quickly find equivalents. It helps cross cultural understanding though it cannot replace fuller language study.
GOP Plans For November Congress Elections
The Republican National Committee opens a two day meeting to plan the November elections. GOP expects to gain Senate seats due to regional contest dynamics and finish with uncertain House gains as midterm outcomes favor the Democrats in past cycles. Both parties target close races from 1952 and focus on vulnerable districts.
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Republican National Committee
G.O.P
Senate
Truman
House
Capote Sees New York As A 24 Hour City
Hal Boyle profiles Truman Capote in New York where he praises the city’s 24 hour life. Capote, 28, discusses his writing, film work, and plans for a Haiti set musical while reflecting on television, art, and permanence in an artful, sardonic tone.
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New York
Truman Capote
Capote
Rome
21 Club
Haiti
Oscar Wilde
Columbia Pictures
Vittorio de Sica
Italy
Marilyn Monroe
Ator
Ernest Hemingway
Bricker Quarrel Opens Up Other Weaknesses
An analysis argues the Bricker amendment fails to address core issues of executive power in treaty ratification and wartime authorization. It notes presidents can delay Senate action, expand war powers without approval, and distinguishes between executive agreements and treaties, citing Roosevelt and Truman-era secret Yalta pacts and their impact on Korea.
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Washington
Bricker
Grigs
United States
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Truman
Yalta
Far East
Bricker amendment debate and American foreign policy
The piece discusses protection against abuse of power and compares Canada’s safeguards to the United States. It argues that opposition to the Bricker amendment would create a dictatorial foreign policy, highlighting the American system’s split executive and legislature as failing in the atomic age and suggesting a move toward responsible government.
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Canada
Bricker
United States
Economic weather and coffee prices spin the merry go round
A columnist muses that economics resemble weather, with charts and excuses for rising costs. He recalls coffee price jumps from 35 to 40 to 50 and beyond, blaming buyers as suckers. Wives’ logic, strikes, and pay increases feed a cycle where wages chase prices, then prices rise again.
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America
Willpower to Halt Purchases Cools Prices Quickly
The writer ponders action to curb inflation by collective restraint on spending, arguing that refraining from extra purchases would bring prices down fast. They admit personal hesitation about enduring higher costs such as haircuts or coffee to demonstrate resolve.
Entangling obligations spur Congress to act
Inaction by the president can leave obligations piled up until Congress must pass laws to fulfill or carry out those duties. The article discusses how accumulated duties prompt legislative action to implement policy.
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Congress
United States
Bible Beliefs Delay Floor Vote in Senate
Senator Alexander Wiley refuses to yield the floor, quoting yield as sin, while Senator Guy Gillette presses for time. The Weekly notes Navy surplus items include 23 Toggenburg goats from Portsmouth and cadet bone and fat disposals planned for 1954 at the Naval Academy, provoking concern.
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Washington
Alexander Wiley
Pious Gop
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Wisconsin
Wiley
Oakley Hunter
Republican of
California
Navy
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Estrellita Forecast Encourages Initiative and Harmony Tomorrow
A cheerful outlook advises taking the initiative in business matters while avoiding reckless opinions in company. Evening solitude brings better gains than socializing, yet long term trends favor vigorous action for tomorrow’s birthday with a need to stay friendly. A domineering manner could hinder help, and a child born today is said to have magnetism and ambition.
Unpopular Defense Chief Wilson Faces Army Cuts
An anonymous wartime memo depicts Secretary Charles E. Wilson driving army budget cuts with a ruthless edge. A colonel allegedly developed a stomach ulcer named Charlie Wilson after being pressured to trim “fat” in the Pentagon. The note mocks Wilson and describes hostile office dynamics and aggressive reform.
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Pentagon
Army
Charles E. Wilson
Charlie
Greeting card gimmicks prove clever business moves
Dave Regan notes greeting card makers thrive on novelty and sentiment, turning words into pictures and moving parts. He recalls playful designs like a pup with a waving tail and a big dog twist, and reflects on Valentine exchanges in schools and their social nuances.
Broadway Grapevine Buzzes With Nightlife Sparks
Dorothy Kilgallen hints at Nicky Blair returning to East Side venues with a 1000 seat club as romance swirls around Lorraine Manville Dresselhuys du Monceau. Wendy Waldron wins alimony battle and sews up secrecy. Hollywood intrigue, sax chorus and club chatter fill the pages of a glamorous night.
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Nicky Blair
Helmut Dantine
Lorraine Manville Dresselhuys du Monceau
Secret visits and bets and chorus girls in New York
The page notes secret visits by gangsters to Lucky Luciano in jail and questions who is fooled by public proclamations. It mentions a boxing star clearing $5,000 from betting on the numbers and a Planetarium sign about the Solar System and rest rooms. Main Stem chorus girls protest a head of their union.
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Copacabana
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
Wendy Waldron
Mike Todd
Rockefellers
Joan Benny
Vic Damone
Seth Baker
Michael Rennie
Chardas
Eva Gabor
Lucky Luciano
Broadway
Vincent Coll
New York
Planetarium
Solar System
Cat import woes hit Hull as dog prize tops budget
A man faces six months quarantine costs for three cats when transporting them to England. He nervously weighs boarding fees at 0. g0 cents per day per cat or a minimum $104, plus costly air transport at $30 per cat and extra for containers and catnip. That night his son wins a springer spaniel at a National Press Club event, compounding his dilemma.
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Edward W. S. Hull
England
London
Hull
Seabrook
John Hart
Thomas
Mr. Hull
Sir Charles Campbell
Sir Charles
British Foreign Service
Home Secretary
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